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crabbage

Where is the right place in this case?

SlimShady

I guess the x corresponding to the mean f(x)

motoole2

@SlimShady @crabbage Exactly. In the case of this affine function, sampling the function at "just the right place" refers to choosing the sample x = (a+b)/2.